Abstract

30 years after the first sheets of the Geological Map 1 : 200,000 and a decade after the decision to extend the index to the east, the last sheet of this map series has been printed. For the first time, therefore, a geological map series of Germany at this scale is completely available in printed sheets and as digital data, too. In this paper, the development of the map series, the contents and presentation are being described, and the digitalisation of the geometry and geological data as well, resulting in a geological information system of Germany.